LUNA RS, NEW MEXICO

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 48.1 51.1 55.6 64.2 72.5 81.8 82.8 79.8 75.2 67.5 56.7 49.6 65.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.4 55.5 64.7 72.8 78.2 87.5 86.9 84.0 78.3 72.2 63.3 57.3 68.5
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1967 1972 1989 1989 1990 1980 1962 1980 1979 1975 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.5 43.8 47.3 54.7 67.8 76.1 80.0 76.3 71.6 58.6 50.0 42.3 63.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1976 1976 1965 1986 1968 1964 1984 1972 1971 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 29.6 32.8 37.2 43.0 50.4 58.9 64.9 62.6 56.8 47.2 37.0 30.4 45.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 35.5 36.5 42.4 47.6 54.5 63.2 67.3 66.2 60.3 51.4 39.7 36.7 47.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1989 1972 1989 1984 1990 1971 1969 1983 1988 1962 1969 1986
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 24.0 25.7 32.0 35.1 47.5 54.4 61.9 59.8 54.4 42.8 32.0 24.8 43.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1966 1962 1976 1965 1965 1987 1968 1968 1970 1979 1961 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.1 14.5 18.8 21.8 28.4 35.9 46.8 45.3 38.2 26.8 17.2 11.2 26.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.7 20.5 23.6 26.2 31.9 41.1 50.7 49.9 43.7 35.6 23.2 20.5 29.4
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1968 1983 1986 1976 1972 1975 1986 1975 1972 1978 1983 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.5 6.6 14.5 15.5 24.1 29.4 41.6 41.2 32.8 19.9 11.3 4.0 23.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1964 1976 1967 1982 1987 1979 1968 1982 1980 1990 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.84 0.75 0.74 0.42 0.42 0.61 3.08 3.23 2.17 1.64 0.96 1.26 16.12
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.74 3.29 2.53 2.04 1.72 1.69 5.71 5.68 6.16 6.11 4.13 5.60 26.72
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1980 1981 1988 1987 1986 1967 1983 1983 1972 1978 1967 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.07 1.01 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.39
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1984 1972 1989 1964 1989 1966 1975 1973 1973 1969 1981 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1097. 902. 862. 660. 453. 191. 42. 94. 246. 552. 840. 1073. 7012.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 8. 39. 19. 0. 0. 0. 0. 66.

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